How to put up your wooden map

No drill, no screws. Every Creatifwood map comes with everything it needs to go up: double-sided tape, and a paper template or two corner stencils to get the outline right. Framed panels arrive assembled and hang like a picture. Find your map below – each line has its own routine, and none of them needs a toolbox.

Jump to: 3D world maps · 2D world maps · Maps of France · Wooden wine maps · Framed panels

What do you need before you start?

A wall bigger than the map, clean and smooth – the footprint of every size is on the size guide. A flat surface to lay the pieces out on, a tape measure for the centring and scissors for the tape. That is the whole kit; the tape and the template or stencils are in the box.

How do you put up a 3D world map?

The 3D maps – Light, Amber, Dark, Chocolate, Graphite and Multicolor – ship with double-sided tape and a paper positioning template.

1. Tape the template sheet to the wall and step back. This is the moment to fine-tune the height and the centring – nothing is permanent yet.
2. Lay the pieces out on a flat surface and apply the tape pads to the back of each one.
3. Starting with the largest continent, press each piece firmly against the wall for a few seconds, following the template.
4. Peel the template away.
5. Finish with the ocean lettering and the accessories – compass, two planes, boat, anchor and whale. Done, in a few hours.

How do you put up a 2D world map?

The 2D maps – Light, Dark and Multicolor – come with double-sided tape, two corner stencils and an illustrated sheet.

1. Tape corner stencil 1 where the top-left corner of the map will go, measure across for your size and tape stencil 2 at the top-right. Step back and check the height and the centring – nothing is permanent yet.
2. Lay all the pieces out on a flat surface, cut the double-sided tape into 2 cm pieces and stick them to the back of each piece.
3. Start with the big outer pieces, pressing each firmly against the wall for a few seconds, then work inwards.
4. Place the landmark figures and the ocean lettering last.
5. Peel the stencils away – done, in a couple of hours.

And a map of France?

Same routines, smaller wall. The 3D map of France goes up like the 3D world map: template on the wall, tape pads on the back, the largest region first, then the rest. The 2D maps of France use the corner stencils: keep the outline square, start with the outer regions, fill in towards the middle and place the landmark figures last – a couple of hours.

How do you assemble a wooden wine map?

The wooden wine maps of France and Italy arrive as flat boards, with double-sided tape in the box, and you build the relief yourself.

1. Check that the wall is bigger than the map, clean and smooth.
2. Press the pieces out of the boards carefully, pushing from the back, and lay them out on a flat surface.
3. Press out the vineyard pieces from their own boards. These are already taped: peel the paper backing and stick each one onto the map, following the outlines engraved as guides.
4. Cut the double-sided tape into strips of about 1.5 cm and stick them along the edges of the back of each piece.
5. Mount on the wall, on a board or inside a frame – outer pieces first, then the badges wherever you want them. An hour or two.

What about a framed panel?

A framed panel arrives assembled and framed, with the fixing built into the back. Hang it on a screw or hook rated for its weight – between three and five kilos depending on the panel – so a plasterboard anchor rather than a picture pin. Nothing to glue, nothing to lay out: a few minutes.